John J. Doles

John Jones Doles, Sr. (26 April 1895-14 September 1970) was a Louisiana State Senator for District 36 (D) from 1952 to 1956, succeeding Drayton Rogers Boucher and preceding Herman "Wimpy" Jones.

Biography
John Jones Doles, Sr. was born in Plain Dealing, Bossier Parish, Louisiana on 26 April 1895, the son of a farmer. Doles attended Louisiana State University, and future Governor Earl Long was his roommate. Doles served in the US Air Force during World War I, and he became a banker upon returning home, abandoning his interest in chemistry. Doles became president of First State Bank and Trust, which was later absorbed by the Regions Financial Corporation. In 1952, he defeated Herman "Wimpy" Jones to become a State Senator from District 36, and he supported right-to-work legislation pushed forth by Governor Robert F. Kennon in 1954; it was subsequently repealed in 1956. From 1956 to 1970, he served on the LSU Board of Supervisors, and he died on 14 September 1970 at the age of 75.